Leofwine_draca Although I've heard a lot about the films of cult director Ted V. Mikels over the years, I'm not sure I've actually sat down and watched any of his work - until now, at least. Having just endured the cinematic mess that is BLOOD ORGY OF THE SHE-DEVILS, I suspect that his career is based on a string of classic exploitation titles that the reality of the movies themselves can't hope to match.Certainly BLOOD ORGY OF THE SHE-DEVILS is nothing like it sounds as a movie. Incredibly this film earned an 18 certificate here in the UK, even though there are only two or three mildly violent scenes in the whole thing and the American rating was PG. However it stands, this is a low budget mess of a film, in which very little happens. Mikels seems to be going for a pseudo-documentary approach at times, having a greybeard professor narrating various 'facts' about witchcraft to his assembled audience, which makes for exceptionally boring viewing.The 'horror' comes from a couple of black mass sequences that are full of alternate chanting and screaming, although they're filmed in such a way that's completely devoid of excitement, danger, or horror. Mikels is clearly hoping to emulate some of the exploitational 'witch finder' films made a few years previously, particularly MARK OF THE DEVIL, with a couple of moments of tame witch torture, but the histrionic acting and extremely low production values render such moments laughable rather than horrifying.

gavin6942 Lorraine and Mark enter the world of witchcraft where Mara foretells the future and helps them remember their past lives. When a series of mysterious murders begin to occur, they turn to Dr. Helsford fort advice.Written, directed and produced by Ted V. Mikels, who is one of the more bizarre of the independent, cult directors. This is a guy who was known for his home life, as he once lived with groups of women in a Glendale, California castle. And judging from this film, some of those ladies may have made an appearance.This movie is a bit odd, and definitely low budget, but not necessarily bad. People give it a bad rap, a hard time, and say it is awful. No. Any film that entertains is not awful ,and this entertains.

Infofreak Ted V. Mikels is sometimes lumped together with Ed Wood, Ray Dennis Steckler and Herschell Gordon Lewis as a director of good "bad" movies. This is incorrect. He makes BAD "bad" movies! They stink! Mikels is probably the only director who can take a trashtastic title like 'Blood Orgy of the She-Devils' and make it boring. In fact I sometimes think Mikels is responsible for the most boring movies ever made. Not arthouse Warhol/Antonioni/Tarkovsky "boring" (which I can appreciate), but looking-at-your-watch-every-ten-minutes boring. Now this is quite an achievement when you're dealing with potentially sensational material concerning witchcraft and political assassinations! I found this movie a chore to sit through. And no, there is no "blood orgy" and the "she-devils" dance a lot but keep their clothes on. Awful on every level.

George Haley There wasn't much blood, and there sure wasn't no orgy. It's hard to like this movie, even as camp. It's sort of, hmmm...imagine if Russ Meyers wasn't even as talented as he was. The most interesting feature of this early seventies cheapie are the young women, presumably the titular "She-Devils," but they don't get much chance to show off their assets as actresses. I thought there was a rule, any mid-seventies horror cheapie with more than three women in the cast had to feature gratuitous nudity. They also do some dance as part of the human sacrifice ritual.SPOILER.Incoherent goings on at a witch's coven; think Snow White's mother runs the Playboy mansion. There's really nothing like a plot here. Instead you get lots of hokey scenes of the head witch in charge standing in front of a braiser, stabbing dolls, incanting. "So Mote it Be." Woo Hoo. Sometimes, she orders this caveman version of Jamie Farr to...you know, I really don't remember what he does. In one scene, he holds a bowl for her (you'll want someone to hold a bowl for you too, this might not be bad to watch with a room full of messy people.) There's a couple of scenes of witches being executed, inquisition style. One of them is momentarily amusing when you notice how much the witch looks like "Samantha." This feeling fades quickly, as the realization forms in your numbing mind that you'd be more entertained watching "Bewitched." The ending just sort of happens. This professor type who's been pushing along what plot development just comes over to the "Blood Orgy" with his three friends. They chant in an Ed Wood version of Hollywood Bible-ese. "Oh spirits of evil! We command you! We command you to remove yourself" or something equally inspired. Then lightning comes out of their fingers and the She-devils all stab each other, or perhaps the evil spirits they were boogeying with down in the groovy paneled basement that dripped blood turn against them and make them stab each other, or maybe they were just going to stab each other anyway. There's no way of knowing. Oh, and the score is unpleasant tuneless electronic music.